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Ultra-processed foods may affect the brain and lead to overeating
Studies have linked the high consumption of ultra-processed foods with multiple diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and dementia.... Read more -
Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in detecting the risk of fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis
Excess fat mass estimated by waist-circumference-to-height ratio predicts the risk of liver damage better than body mass index (BMI) estimated... Read more -
Weight loss program shown to improve eating disorder symptoms in at-risk people with type 2 diabetes
An intensive low-energy diet program, similar to the "NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission", significantly improved eating disorder symptoms... Read more -
Females with flexible personalities found with fewer eating disorders
The statistics are hard to ignore: Up to 67 % of female college students in the United States are battling... Read more -
Use of semaglutide linked to doubled risk of neovascular macular degeneration
Semaglutide, widely used to treat diabetes and obesity, was associated with more than double the risk of developing neovascular age-related... Read more -
More U.S. teens are now taking Wegovy for weight loss
More American teenagers now use the weight-loss drug Wegovy, as doctors and families grow more comfortable with the treatment.... Read more -
UK warns about 'skinny jabs' if trying to get pregnant
The UK's medicine regulator warned Thursday against taking "skinny jabs" to fight weight loss if trying to get pregnant or... Read more -
Dry mouth, bad breath and tooth damage: The effects Ozempic and Wegovy can have on your mouth
Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as wonder drugs when it comes to weight loss. But as the drug has... Read more -
Study shows how obesity can affect care provision
A new study has found that older adults living with obesity can feel judged or dismissed by care providers due... Read more -
Excessive oleic acid, found in olive oil, shown to drive fat cell growth
Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid—a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil—could... Read more -
Higher volume of body fat depots linked to road traffic noise exposure
Researchers at the Helmholtz Munich and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich have investigated a possible association between exposure to road traffic... Read more -
Consuming less cysteine can burn fat to induce weight loss
Eating a high-fat diet will typically result in weight gain. But a new study published in Nature Metabolism has uncovered... Read more -
Patient-delivered care may support weight loss maintenance better than professional programs
For the majority of people who lose weight, keeping the weight off can be challenging. Research has shown biological, behavioral,... Read more -
Combination of weight loss drugs may be better for pre-metabolic surgery patients than GLP-1s or dieting alone
For patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 70 or higher, metabolic surgery is a highly effective treatment for... Read more
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Nerve cells can detect fat tissue pressure—blocking this ability prevents obesity and metabolic disease in mice
Popular belief holds that our senses gather information only about the external world, but many of our sensory systems also... Read more
